Tonight key match up will be Lin vs Lillard. Lin needs to play superb defense and shut him down and at the same time create offense for the Houston. No stupid TO's. It should be very exciting to watch. Rockets need this game. Portland beat them twice already.

Lin with 7 points and 3 assists vs Lillard who has 5 points and 2 assists. Could Beverly be benched because of his dunk against GSW during garbage time? Lin is in after TD pulled what looks like a hip pointer.

Harden with 12 points and 6 assists and 1 TO. Maybe he should be the PG instead of Lin. When he is racking up the assists means he is not playing ball hog. He is changing his game without Lin in the game.

Houston commentators are on Lillards gonads. Pay him higher compliments than they ever gave Lin. They say that he can't be stopped and he is so composed. I never see a bunch of commentators who is oohing and aaahing over an opposition PG before.

Lin being agressive, trying to dominate the offense after being frozen out sitting on the bench. I like it because he realizes Mchale is freezing him out. Lin almost called his own number and tried to shoot a 2 point jumper off the screen.

ok Lin is being "agressive" looking for his points...He would have never have shot the 3 and missed that layup before. He would have passed off playing team ball. Seriously he was trying HARD to score one he came back in because he now knows in the NBA it's ALL about scorers.

I love what I am seeing from Lin now. F*** the Rockets Front Office and Coaching Staff. If Lin does this and scores points, people will take notice. They don't appreciate his assists and team oriented contributions.

Lurch forgot he called a 20 second time out and was trying to argue his point before Sampson came over and said you called a 20 to bench Lin remember. Lurch was upset with himself heading back to the huddle with his team.

Sampson with 1st half interview. Said Aldridge hurt them bad. I expect him to say Lillard was killing them too. But Sampson is more seasoned now and knows the Asian media and fans will dissect the stats and show Beverly was torched, not Lin.

That's just swinglinezigzag assessment. It's not true. Sampson will just say anything that comes to his mind. He doesn't really care. If it was up to him, then shooting isn't a democracy. He rather play hero ball.

Can you explain why he is sad? He said on the radio that he is very happy and having fun playing ball with his Houston Rockets teammate right now. The offense is changing and everybody is developing better chemistry.